Plant Passport Registration Number: GB147173
  
   
Festuca gigantea is an evergreen grass to around 1m tall with broad, flat, shiny foliage, purple nodes on the stems, and green flowers held elegantly on sparse, arching stems in mid- to late summer.Native and found particularly in damp areas along the Thames near us
usually as fairly isolated bold handsome tussocks with the tall flowers above setting them apart as one of the grandest of grasses.They also occur very occasionally in dry sites,perhaps a legacy of what was flood plain but now drained;they can certainly tolerate drought ,being deep rooted and a form was reputedly planted as one of the mowed White House lawns for this reason. 

Grows in any soil in sun or shade
Comb out dead foliage in early spring
Foliage: Evergreen
Ultimate height: 0.5-1.7 metres
Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.7 metres
Time to ultimate height: 2-5 years
 
Please read our notes before placing the order:
 
1. The pictures in this listing are examples of the available plant at maturity and do not indicate anything in regard to size of plant at the point of sale. You will receive an organically produced young plant grown in a 9cm pot for planting immediately or to grow on (pot removed, when possible, to reduce plastic waste)
2. Seasonal difference in plants: Please be aware if you are new to gardening, that the plants we supply are mostly herbaceous perennials and many go dormant in winter. You may receive what looks like an empty pot or piece of root. This will produce new growth in spring.
3. The date the Royal mail label is bought (tracking number added as sent against your orders) is the date your order is lined up for picking. It is likely to be put into the post a couple of days later.
 
Thank you.